Outspark raises $8.3 million for casual online role-playing games
Showing that the game sector is still vibrant for venture investment, Outspark has raised $8.3 million in a third round of funding for its...
The Face of Gaming Needs a Makeover
Editor’s note: Derek may be preaching to the choir here, but I love his plan to legitimize gaming to non-gamers (you’ll find it after...
Between Scripting and Silence: A Question of Immersion in Videogames
Editor's note: This one's from the vault; a post we should've caught when it went up a week ago. Omar makes the argument that silent...
Dealing with the Consequences
Editor’s Note: Matthew Erazo gives some developers some food for thought. Great idea? Or will it usher in a new era of $!%^@* thrown...
Why are Videogame Sequels better than Movie Sequels?
Editor’s Note: I generally agree with Trevor that game sequels are better than movie sequels…though I think you’ll find plenty of quickie cash-ins in...
Daily Blips: Modern Warfare 2 Special Edition, BioShock 2 Delayed, Club Nintendo Collectibles, and More
Special editions are pretty cool, we’ll admit. But we think game companies should also provide sucky editions, too — broken boxes, buggy games, limited...
Old-School Gaming Awesomeness in 5 Seconds or Less
We’re pretty impatient that we…ah, screw that sentence. It was taking way too long to write. This one is shorter. Ditto. So that’s why...
Playing Along at Home – Mobcast #11
By now a lot of you have listened to the latest Mobcast (apologies on the up-and-down sound quality — we’re working on it!). It’s...
Eight virtual goods companies, including Facebook, raised $237 M in second quarter
Eight virtual goods companies raised $237 million from investors in the second quarter, Engage Digital announced today. Game companies are adopting virtual goods models...
Mobcast Episode 011
It's an EGM-heavy podcast this week, as four ex-EGMers talk a lot of memories. But we also bring in the visiting Derek Lavigne, who...